The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-16
RENEWED SPECULATION AS TO
AN EXTRA SESSION
Of CopSress-Will it be Called In Oc-
tOOer-AmOng the Watchers Of
National Finances.
NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND
REGULATIONS
Causing Clerks In Classified Grades
Much Uneasiness The New York
"WOrld's" Balloon.


OFFICE OF THE MEMPHIS APPEAL.
No. 5l4 THIRTEENTH STREET, WASH
INGToN, May l5,-There is renewed
speculation as to whether there will
be an extra Session of Congress in Oc-
tober among hose watching the ma
tional hnances, on account OF the very
considerable decrease in the receipts
from customs revenue together with
the large debt reduction of the last
month. There is no indication, how.
ever, that the subject has ever been
under consideration in official quar-.
ters so far as the surplus is concerl ed.
considerable interest is, however,
mspifes ed in the probable action of
the Interstate Commerce Comm ission,
as it is thought it has it in its power
TO cause the convening OF Congress in
the fall. For if the Commission shall
decide at the expiration OF the ninety
days OF the order Tor he suspension OF
the fourth seotion Of the interstate
commerce act for certain Southern
roads and fnr the Transcontinental
roads, that 1t is not expedient further
to suspend that sec lion, the railroads
might cause the administration
to consider whether it would
not be expedient to convene
Congress early in the fail. No one
outside the Commission has any idea
what may be the decision on this |
question, aud it is doubtful II it has it. !
self yet seriously debated this phase. |
although 1t no doubs has thouE ht of |
the matter in general manner. The
journey OF the Commission through
the South resulted in the ga herring to.
gether OF a mass of testimony in favor
OF the suspension, but advocates oil
the law say that only one side of the
question was heard in the South, for
the reason that the business men and
the people did not choose TO appear
before the Commission and present
lhs other side. Among railroad men
the opinion appears to prevail that
the Commission will decide to con-
tinue the suspension until Congress
can take the matter under coLsldera-
tion.
CONTESTED SEATS.
The law passed by the last Congress
to regulate Congressional election con.
tests allows thirty days after he fling
OF the certificate OF election for the
contestee to give notice OF contest,
thirty dsys for the contestant to 10
ply, and ninety days for the taking OF
testimony, which shall be forwarded
to the Clerk OF the House without nm
necessary delay. This testimony has
been received by the Clerk OF the
House in the contested cases OF Nc
Dufie vs.. Davidson, OF Alabama;
WorthiDgton We. Post, OF Illinois
Lowry va. White, OF Indiana; Frank
vs. Glover, OF Missouri, and Smalls ys.
Elliot, OF South Carolina. The time
imitation has not yet expired in the
New Hampshire case OF Haynes VS.. =
Mckenzie, In the case Of Thoebe Va. |
Jsrlisle the period within which the I
estimony must be taken ended on the q
18th ultimo, but no testimony has vet
,sen received by Gen Clark, Clerk of Z
he House. Gen. CLARK says there
nsy be some cause for delay in for C
varding the testimony in this case,
Though he has not been apprised
4 any.
THE NEW YORK "woRLD." a
In the matter of advertising it,elf g
robably the New York World excels Il
ny other paper published In this b
ountry. Its new method-,that of c
ending mp q balloon at st. Louis to d
roceed to ths Atlantic coast-will be j.
with interest by all classes OF Y
eople, Tor aerial navigation has cer- {
ain charm for everyone. Particularly q
I'LL it be OF interest to the scientists. Il
nd the observations to be taken dur. '
og the trip may perhaps be of great 8
alue to future balloonists. In an in
srview with Prof. H. A. HeEsn. of o
ne Sigral Service Buie IN, who is to 81
the balloon on it's voyage o
, take the observations, that gentle. n
ian stated somsthing of what he pro. is
osed to do. We hope. he said, by d
le trip to learn something definite 81
bout the law Of storms, and to B
Icertsin the conditions Of. balloon fc
Ig, and whether il would Sbs possi. II
10 to establish with any Hsrma. IN
sncy q balloon at the hight of h
llf a nile or more. A series az oh. re
rvstions will also be made upon the OIL
astrological effects produced bv the CT
otion and hight OF the balloon. OF
rom q scientific standpoint the OBJ. &c
rvations will be directed to the de-. st
rmination OF the temperature and so
1mi6ty in the atmosphere at various re